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  • Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.

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  • Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
Teresa Sargeant
July 13, 2026
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
The City Commission held a workshop Wednesday to review the preliminary fiscal year 2027 city budget.
Teresa Sargeant
July 10, 2026
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
The vacant commercial outparcel at the intersection of Plymouth Sorrento Road and Yothers Road is the proposed site of a 7,500-square-foot multi-tenant building. On Wednesday, the Development Review Committee recommended denial of the first-submittal construction site plan because of outstanding staff comments. 
Teresa Sargeant
July 8, 2026
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
A sign advertises new homes at Eden Crest, one of several development-related items scheduled for review at the July 8 Development Review Committee meeting.
Teresa Sargeant
July 7, 2026
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
Sister Monica Gail Grimes, co-founder of Hope CommUnity Center
Teresa Sargeant
July 6, 2026
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
The City Commission will conduct a workshop Wednesday to review the preliminary fiscal year 2027 city budget.
Teresa Sargeant
July 6, 2026
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
A historical panel at the Apopka City Center depicts Sarah Mead, who settled in the area around 1870 after emancipation and helped establish the Mead's Bottom community by assisting Black settlers with housing, supplies and farmland. The artwork complements the nearby Mead's Bottom mural by artist German Lemus.
Teresa Sargeant
July 3, 2026
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
The remains of a Timucuan dugout canoe, dating from approximately A.D. 1200 to 1500, was recovered from the muck farms of Lake Apopka in the 1990s. The remains are on display at the Apopka Museum.  
Teresa Sargeant
July 3, 2026
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
Hector Raul Cartagena (left); Bryan Nelson (right)
Teresa Sargeant
July 2, 2026
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
Members of the Apopka City Commission applaud during the city's America 250 celebration Wednesday at City Hall. Later in the afternoon, the commission voted to table The Ridge Phase Three major development plan until Aug. 5 to allow additional review of environmental and transportation information.
Teresa Sargeant
July 2, 2026
Teresa Sargeant has been with The Apopka Chief for over 10 years.
OCPS launches online enrollment option for familiesTeresa Sargeant
Teresa Sargeant
July 13, 2026
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Parents can register students, upload required documents, request school transfers online
The City Commission held a workshop Wednesday to review the preliminary fiscal year 2027 city budget.
Commission weighs tentative millage increase as city begins FY27 budget processTeresa Sargeant
Teresa Sargeant
July 10, 2026
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City delays some major capital projects pending debt financing
The vacant commercial outparcel at the intersection of Plymouth Sorrento Road and Yothers Road is the proposed site of a 7,500-square-foot multi-tenant building. On Wednesday, the Development Review Committee recommended denial of the first-submittal construction site plan because of outstanding staff comments. 
DRC recommends denial of Yothers outparcel plan Teresa Sargeant
Teresa Sargeant
July 8, 2026
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The Development Review Committee (DRC) recommended denial Wednesday for a proposed commercial outparcel after the project generated the most discussion of the morning over parking, pedestrian access, landscaping and dumpster placement.  The Yothers Outparcel construction…
A sign advertises new homes at Eden Crest, one of several development-related items scheduled for review at the July 8 Development Review Committee meeting.
DRC to review Kelly Park master plan amendment, major development proposalsTeresa Sargeant
Teresa Sargeant
July 7, 2026
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Committee to also review three special events applications.
Sister Monica Gail Grimes, co-founder of Hope CommUnity Center
Hope CommUnity Center co-founder Sister Gail Grimes dies at 88 Teresa Sargeant
Teresa Sargeant
July 6, 2026
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‘Sister Gail’ leaves lasting legacy of justice and compassion 
The City Commission will conduct a workshop Wednesday to review the preliminary fiscal year 2027 city budget.
Commissioners to review preliminary FY2026-27 budget, proposed tax increase Teresa Sargeant
Teresa Sargeant
July 6, 2026
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Presentation shows $40M earmarked for Fire Station No. 1 replacement, $10M for seventh fire station.
A historical panel at the Apopka City Center depicts Sarah Mead, who settled in the area around 1870 after emancipation and helped establish the Mead's Bottom community by assisting Black settlers with housing, supplies and farmland. The artwork complements the nearby Mead's Bottom mural by artist German Lemus.
America 250: Black community’s roots run deep in South Apopka Teresa Sargeant
Teresa Sargeant
July 3, 2026
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Historian traces Black history to Mead's Bottom.
The remains of a Timucuan dugout canoe, dating from approximately A.D. 1200 to 1500, was recovered from the muck farms of Lake Apopka in the 1990s. The remains are on display at the Apopka Museum.  
America 250: When America was born, Apopka was still wilderness Teresa Sargeant
Teresa Sargeant
July 3, 2026
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Land that would become city of Apopka was home to indigenous peoples, vast forests and Lake Apopka.
Hector Raul Cartagena (left); Bryan Nelson (right)
Competency case against man accused of threatening Nelson continued to July 30 Teresa Sargeant
Teresa Sargeant
July 2, 2026
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Cartagena was arrested in February on many felony charges.
Members of the Apopka City Commission applaud during the city's America 250 celebration Wednesday at City Hall. Later in the afternoon, the commission voted to table The Ridge Phase Three major development plan until Aug. 5 to allow additional review of environmental and transportation information.
Commission delays proposed 363-unit Ridge Phase 3 vote Teresa Sargeant
Teresa Sargeant
July 2, 2026
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Traffic, environmental questions prompt request for more information.



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